Gannon: Murray still Cards' starter despite Brissett's success - ESPN

ARLINGTON, Texas — Despite backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett leading the Cardinals to their first win since mid-September and directing the offense to its best three-game stretch of the season, Arizona coach Jonathan Gannon said he isn't changing course on his starting quarterback.

«Nothing's changed on that,» Gannon said after Monday night's 27-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.

Gannon has said for weeks that when starter Kyler Murray has recovered from a foot injury that has sidelined him the past three games, Murray will play. Gannon said Murray didn't play Monday night because he «just wasn't healthy enough to go.»

Pressed on why, after Brissett's recent run, he'll stick with Murray, Gannon said it is «just how I feel.»

Gannon said he had nothing to add to the conversation when asked whether Brissett had shown him enough to earn the job.

Brissett threw for 261 yards — his third straight outing of more than 260 passing yards — and two touchdowns on 21-of-31 passing against the Cowboys.

Gannon said he thought Brissett played well and that he liked how he operated.

But Brissett didn't want to discuss whether he should start for a fourth straight game when Arizona plays at the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

«I don't get into that stuff, man,» Brissett said. «I'm just trying to go out here and win games, be a good teammate and do the best that I can when I get my opportunity.

»That's all I can ask for."

In his three starts, Brissett is averaging 256 passing yards per game and 7.7 yards per attempt while throwing for six touchdowns with one interception. Murray averaged 170 passing yards per game and 6.0 yards per attempt in his five starts this season and threw for six touchdowns with three interceptions. Each